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EU launches health crisis body to prepare for future pandemic
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission launched on Thursday a health crisis body that will coordinate EU spending of almost 30 billion euros ($35.3 billion) to prepare for a future pandemic. The...
Sep 16, 2021
U.S. Treasury says disbursed $700 billion of COVID-19 relief funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said it had disbursed about $700 billion of $1 trillion in COVID-19 relief programs administered by Treasury in the first six months since the Ameri...
Sep 16, 2021
GM extends EV Bolt production halt to mid-October
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -General Motors Co said on Thursday it will extend a shutdown of a Michigan assembly plant to mid-October in the aftermath of a new recall of its Chevrolet Bol...
Sep 16, 2021
IMF says U.S. should avoid debt limit ‘brinkmanship,’ consider replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that it was important for the U.S. government should find a solution to a looming debt limit deadline to avoid "counterproductiv...
Sep 16, 2021
U.S. Senate’s McConnell told Yellen Democrats must raise debt ceiling on their own
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell told Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday that Democrats will have to raise the debt ceiling on their own, McConnell spokes...
Sep 16, 2021
IMF chief Georgieva to speak at U.S.-led global COVID-19 summit on Sept. 22
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will speak at a virtual global COVID-19 summit on Sept. 22 that the United States is organizing on the sidelin...
Sep 16, 2021
Column: Delicate Fed-Treasury dance keeps bonds in check
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Delta variants, spending splurges, inflation scares and debt ceilings all threaten to bamboozle U.S. bonds, and yet it's the delicate and often misread danc...
Sep 16, 2021
China officially applies to join CPTPP trade pact
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has filed an application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the country's commerce ministry said on Thursday. The regi...
Sep 16, 2021
Exclusive-Facebook to target harmful coordination by real accounts using playbook against fake networks
By Elizabeth Culliford and Fanny Potkin (Reuters) - Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its pl...
Sep 16, 2021
China is getting worse in terms of suppression, free speech -top U.S. lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is getting worse in terms of suppression of free speech and human rights, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday in remarks at Cambridge Union during a trip to Britai...
Sep 16, 2021
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